Peanut Sitting Pretties
*These are my brother's favorite. He takes a whole one and pops it into his big mouth! : )
Ingredients:
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
One egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Finely chopped nuts
One can vanilla frosting
M & M's Peanut Candies
Directions:
Blend butter and brown sugar. Add yolk and vanilla. Blend flour and salt into bowl. Chill dough one hour.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Dip into slightly beaten egg white. Roll in nuts. Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350-degrees, five minutes. Remove from oven and place a thumbprint indention in the middle of each cookie. The cookies are very hot - if you wish, use the back of a teaspoon or a clean thimble, upside down. Bake another five minutes. Place on cooling rack and cool completely.
Fill with frosting and decorate with red and green M & M Peanut Candies. I usually place four on each cookie, alternating a green and red candy.
